Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Aug 22 17:17:46 CDT 2013
I have had the same problems with WineHQ a few versions ago. It was a mess and everything sort of worked and sort of didn't. A version ago I installed MS Access 2003 and it worked perfectly. WineHQ 1.6 worked great and now there is 1.7 out (but it is still a developer's beta). Note: I have only installed it on Ubuntu so I can not speak for any other Linux distro. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W Colby" <jwcolby at gmail.com> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 11:58:23 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Future of Windows XP That is nothing short of amazing if you ask me. I tried wine many years ago and it was... unpleasant. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 8/22/2013 2:50 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > The Wine product that runs on virtually all distros of Linux. > > http://www.winehq.org/ > > It is not a virtual drive (like NTVDM) or an emulator but a product that is totally integrated environment. This means that any Windows program running with it will perform as fast or faster than it would natively. There is a full set of documentation and Forums which can assist with any product installation. > > Here is a link to the process of installing Microsoft Office on Ubuntu Linux: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Microsoft_Office > > To the best of my knowledge WineHQ supports every Office version from '95 to 2013 but I have only installed and tested Office 2003, which worked without issues...my MS Access 2003 applications and all. Note, that Wine runs just about everything; most major games, all Adobe products and even remote take-over products like TeamViewer. > > In addition there are commercial products that can also make the move effortless: > http://www2.codeweavers.com/products/#cxlinux > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Murphy" <dw-murphy at cox.net> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 1:45:59 PM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Future of Windows XP > > > > > > PS MS Office works just fine on Linux (MS Access as well)...just a little > faster but that's all. > > > > How do you do this? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brad Marks" < <mailto:BradM at blackforestltd.com> > BradM at blackforestltd.com> > > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" < > <mailto:accessd at databaseadvisors.com> accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 12:07:58 PM > > Subject: [AccessD] Future of Windows XP > > > > All, > > > > I work part time for a small manufacturing firm (about 50 employees) with a > very limited IT budget. > > > > Currently there are about 20 older PCs running Windows XP (SP3). There are > two purchased application systems and a number of Access 2007 applications. > > > > It is my understanding that Microsoft is dropping all support (including > security updates) for XP in April of 2014. > > > > My background is primarily in application development and database > administration. In the past, I have relied on fellow employees for > "Operating System issues". > > > > I have some dumb questions. > > > > How serious is the issue of Microsoft dropping all support for XP next > April? > > > > What are most firms migrating to? Win-7? Win-8? > > > > I would guess that either Win-7 or Win-8 will need more horsepower than XP > and neither will run very well on older PCs. True? > > > > Will Access 2007 applications run Okay with either Win-7 or Win-8? > > > > Thanks, > > Brad > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > <mailto:AccessD at databaseadvisors.com> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > <http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: <http://www.databaseadvisors.com> http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > <mailto:AccessD at databaseadvisors.com> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > <http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: <http://www.databaseadvisors.com> http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com